Coventry City saw their League One clash with Northampton Town descend into ugly scenes on Saturday afternoon.

The game was subject to a total of 16 minutes of delays, nine minutes in the first half and seven in the second half due to flares being thrown onto the pitch and two pitch invasions from a handful of fans.

The Sky Blues extended their winless run to 12 long games with the the 3-0 defeat to the Cobblers, recording their ninth League One defeat in the sequence.

The game started at a frantic pace but was soon slowed down due to two five minute delays, the first when four blue flares were thrown onto the pitch by Sky Blues fans which forced the referee to send the players to the sidelines while stewards extinguished the smoking missiles.

But ten minutes later there was more trouble when three away fans ran onto the field which promoted the match official Lee Probert to send the players into the dressing rooms for their own safety.

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The offending supporters were rounded up and arrested, one being carried off by stewards and police as he put up a fight, as the game was subject to another delay.

To add insult to injury, City were reduced to ten men when skipper Jordan Willis was sent off with a straight red card for sliding in on David Buchanan, forcing a re-shuffle with Dion Kelly-Evans going on as City switched to a back four, with George Thomas the man to make way for the young full-back.